…and over the ashes the stories are told
These were pioneers in a new land acquiring the calm and strength of the rugged trees surrounding them; I love history so I set about with great vigour, tracing the background of the emigration to Canada in 1820-21 of the Scots and the settlements established, especially in the Lanark County area of Ontario.
Read MoreJane Torrance begins a series about the People of the Scottish Society. Meet Emmett Hossack, one of its founding members!
Read MoreThe Scottish Society of Ottawa is proud to introduce you to its newest contributor. Read about Nancy and the exciting work she’s doing.
Read MoreHighlights of feedback from Burns 225 event.
Read MoreWe’ve put together a small collection of pictures from our celebrations of Michael and Luna’s arrival to Ottawa. Michael and Luna are trekking across the country to raise money for Trees for Life.
Read MoreDid you know that the origins of Halloween were in Celtic celebrations of Samhain. Samhain marked the end of summer and the start of harvest. It also believed that it is a time when the veil between the world of the living and the dead was at it thinnest and that spirits can cross over to the land of the living.
Read MoreDon, who turned 85 in July, is proud of being born with both Scottish (and Irish from his mother), and railroad in his blood. When Don was little, his father used to take him to the Embro Highland Games, a few miles outside of his birthplace, Stratford, Ontario, where they watched with pride, as the mass Pipe bands performed.
Read MoreThe RCMP Highland Dance Team is comprised of 15 former and current Premier-level competitive dancers from across the National Capital Region. Find out about some of the dancers in this fun interview.
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